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VasoDrive-AP®: The Original Peptide Pre-Workout Pump Ingredient
Most stimulant-free pump ingredients work through a single pathway: nitric oxide production. Citrulline, arginine, and nitrates all lean on it.
VasoDrive-AP® doesn't.
It's a peptide (specifically a pair of milk-derived tripeptides) with a cardiovascular research base stretching back three decades, long before "peptide" became shorthand for innovation in sports nutrition. Now, with the […]
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Helaina's effera® Outperforms Bovine Lactoferrin in New ISSN 2026 Gut Barrier Data
New ex vivo data presented at the ISSN 2026 conference gives Helaina its clearest gut-level case yet for effera® human lactoferrin over the bovine-derived ingredient that still dominates the category.
Presented in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in June 2026 alongside gut-microbiome research organization Cryptobiotix, the poster compared effera® against bovine lactoferrin, native human lactoferrin, and […]
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PLT Health Solutions Heads to IFT First 2026 with Six Sampling Beverages and a Beverage Energy Showcase
PLT Health Solutions is back at IFT First, once again in Chicago with a booth full of incredible things to drink. At Booth #3042, the Morristown, NJ ingredient supplier will sample six custom-built functional beverages spanning four categories (energy, sports nutrition, weight management, and stress/mood), and Steve Fink, PLT's Vice President of Marketing, […]
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Triacetyladenosine: The Chemistry and Research Behind Nutristat's Bio ATP
Patrick Arnold spent three decades chasing the same basic idea: take a molecule the body already knows how to use, then find a clever way to get more of it where it counts. He famously did this with ketones, but one of his lesser-known projects took aim at adenosine, the molecule your muscles release […]
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Oligonol: The Low-Molecular-Weight Lychee Polyphenol for Endurance, Body Composition, and Healthy Aging
Middle-aged long-distance runners who supplemented with 200mg of Oligonol® daily for 60 days covered significantly more ground in a timed treadmill test, and rated the effort substantially lower.
Those headline findings come from a new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in 2026, and they add a fresh performance data point to an already deep […]
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VMI Sports Launches Creatine Pre-Workout and Creatine +Hydration for America's 250th Anniversary
VMI Sports is marking America's 250th birthday with two simultaneous product launches. Both the Creatine Pre-Workout and Creatine +Hydration hit shelves today (June 26, 2026) in a Patriot Pop flavor timed for Independence Day. Each tub carries a 250th Anniversary badge, a nod to the historic milestone from a brand that puts "VMI Sports is […]
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Zembrin® in the Wild: How the Top Kanna Extract Lands Across Seven Delivery Formats
The diversity of a finished-product portfolio tells you something about an ingredient.
A botanical that lands in a single delivery format is one thing. But Zembrin®, the standardized Sceletium tortuosum extract from PLT Health Solutions, has landed in at least seven: zero-calorie RTD energy drinks, stress gummies, sleep gummies, capsules, liposomal liquid […]
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Ben Hartman on Morphogen's Comeback, Nick Walker's Equity, and the 10g Tyrosine Return | Episode #221
Ben Hartman is back for his third visit to the PricePlow Podcast in Episode #221, and Morphogen Nutrition has never been in a stronger position. Ben walks through everything: the second rebrand's full backstory, a never-before-told story about a failed acquisition that nearly sold the company, the financial reckoning that followed, and how selling the […]
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OptiMSM® for Movement, Recovery, and Joint Health: The Other Half of the Sulfur Story
Every hard training session leaves a bill. Muscles fire, connective tissues absorb load, and the body's antioxidant systems work overtime to clear the cellular debris left behind. Most recovery supplements address the muscle side of that equation, often with protein, creatine, and amino acids. Far fewer address the structural foundation underneath: the joints, tendons, and […]
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CreaSol SSAT: MolTek Nutrition Unveils CreaSol SSAT (Stabilized Tyrosol) as the New Creatine Enhancer
In the world of sports nutrition, breakthroughs often arise from revisiting the fundamentals and enhancing them with innovative science. Few compounds have as rich a history in human health as tyrosol -- yet most aren't even familiar with it!
Tyrosol: From Mediterranean Diet Driver to Novel Creatine EnhancerTyrosol is a powerful phenolic compound, found […]
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